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Proxim Wireless (Proxim Wireless) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2010)


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What is Proxim Wireless Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Proxim Wireless's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2010 was $-1.50 Mil. Proxim Wireless's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2010 was $-0.19 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Proxim Wireless's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


PRXM's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.55
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Proxim Wireless Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Proxim Wireless's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Proxim Wireless Interest Coverage Chart

Proxim Wireless Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Proxim Wireless Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Proxim Wireless's Interest Coverage

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Proxim Wireless's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Proxim Wireless's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Proxim Wireless's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Proxim Wireless's Interest Coverage falls into.



Proxim Wireless Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Proxim Wireless's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009, Proxim Wireless's Interest Expense was $-0.83 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-6.36 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.51 Mil.

Proxim Wireless did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Proxim Wireless's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2010 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2010, Proxim Wireless's Interest Expense was $-0.19 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.50 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.55 Mil.

Proxim Wireless did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Proxim Wireless  (OTCPK:PRXM) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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Proxim Wireless (Proxim Wireless) Business Description

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Address
1561 Buckeye Drive, Milpitas, CA, USA, 95035
Proxim Wireless Corp provides high-speed wireless communications equipment and services. Its systems enable service providers, enterprises, and governmental organizations to deliver high-speed data connectivity enabling a broad range of applications.
Executives
Alan B Howe director 1155 KAS DRIVE SUITE 100, RICHARDSON TX 75081
John W Gerdelman director C/O SYCAMORE NETWORKS INC, 220 MILL RD, CHELMSFORD MA 01824
Miller Lloyd I Iii 10 percent owner
Robert E Fitzgerald other: Former Officer and Director 2204 VAQUERO ESTATES BLVD, WESTLAKE TX 76262
Brian J Sereda officer: CFO andTreasurer 3590 NORTH FIRST STREET, SUITE 210, SAN JOSE CA 95134
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Daniel Hesse director
Bradley A Feld 10 percent owner C/O FOUNDRY GROUP, 645 WALNUT ST., BOULDER CO 80302
Roizen Jo Ann Heidi 10 percent owner
Carol B Armitage director C/O WINDSTREAM CORPORATION 4001 RODNEY PARHAM RD; B1F3 LITTLE ROCK AR 72212